Printing press



May; 31, .1927.

J. R. BLAiNE PRINTING PRESS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filecj May 5. 1924 Jaae izzfimz'za y.

May 31,1 1927;

J. R. BLAINE PRINTING PRESS Filed May 3, 1924 2 Sheis-Sheet 2 Patented May 31 19217.

JQSEPHR'; mama, 01mm; PARK; iIiL-lNQIS; ASSiGN'OE To 'MIEELE PRINTING PRESS? amiss PRINTING rRE'ss; p I

" applicati n filed May 3, 1924. SeriaLNo 710,759.

'This invent-ion relates to aprintingpress and more particularlynlto the feeder pile frame thereof andiits relation to the vmain frame and parts carr-iedthereby;

' V 5' p11; is desirable, 0 have the feeder. pile as close to theimpressio n cylinder as possible so 'thatlthe travel bathe sheet from, the pile to the cylinder is". a mininiuinandthe "problem of controlling the 'sl1eet is lessenedaccordingly. zIt-is alsodesirableito handle fed sheets positively and where the distance is? relatively short" such of sheets is facilitatedq l p a In pressesof considerable size a relatively large amount of floor space sis, required},

3 Especially is this so because heretofore a space of about two and one-half for three feet has beenleft'betyveen the main frame Of the press and;t-he feeder pile frame to .per-

i 2 Init air operator to e ter between"said-frames Another object is to proyide a feeder from and toward the main frame and also provide simple "means vfor propelling said "feeder pile frame to facilitatesthe 0196 117 tion of make ready.

hese and oth r objects areacconiplished by means'of the arrangement disclosed on the accompanying sheets; of, drawlngs, 1n which a '1 I a V Figure lis a fragmentary 'SlClQ elevat on of: a printing press embodying my inven 4 tion and t Figure 2 isa fragmentary; sectional iew taken-in the plane of line of Figure l. V

The various novel features oflthe inven tion 'wil-lbe apparent from the f ollo w1ng description anddrawings and: w ll he particularly pointedout in the appendedclalms. Referring to the figures of the drawings,

it-wi-ll be notedthat the print-ingpress has positive handling the same time frame which .may be readily. moved away a mainfraine 10 in which an iinpressio n cylinder 11' is rotatably'mounted, said Tcyli'ii-.

pression Cylinder 111 preparatory to the sheets reeeiyinglan impression-.1, As, poii ted aivmuuracrunme COMPANY, 0F GH CAG CfLLI-NOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLI der cooperating with a horizontally .recip Q rocatin-g flat-bed 12. Sheet inaterial from ,f

th feeder pile: 13 1s; fed" sheetbyfsheetfmm out 11'ereinabove;;it is desirahleto reduce :the

distance between thefeeder' pile and the inipres'sio ij mean to a a minimum. to facilitate the handling of sheets. At thesame tiine it is necessary that some provisi n be madei'tb r facilitate thecoperationoffiiiake eady; not I only of-the'cylind r,iblltjofathe type bed.

Heretofore alspace" of about two and one half "to' three" feet has been left between" the main fraine OfthepresS and thefeeder. pile frame to permit the entry of ':an, operator therbetwee'n to make ready in oonnection with the't'ype bedy sucfh howeyer, requires considerable travel of'lthe sheets from the naturallylarge which the feeder pile frame," designated gen v 'she'etpile toth'e impression means and; at I the floor space of the uiiitli'si erally the reference character: 15, when n operat ve assoc ation ththe mainframe 10 ,of the press occupies anziinrnediate ad 7 acent position, and 1n fact, telescopes with said, mam frame for reducing the distance between feed pile l3 and the impression cylinder 11 to a lIill limlil ll. The feeder pile frame 15 includes; longitudinally" extending members 16 and '17 arranged in pairs andat their front ends connected to afcross shaft l8,'each pair at it'siear end heingfcoiinected roan associatedshorter. shaft 19' "EXteIitL' ing, Vertically upwardly from suitable secket portions 20 in the fraine members; 17 are corner posts 21 Which areaconnected at their a upper ends by. upper framing, 22. rear pile table 23 suitably supportedupon I- heain's 24: is. elevated step by s'tep through Vanysuit blemechafiism inchiding a'linkes carriedthe feeder pile-'frafneand actu ated from a lever 26' on the main fi'anieof the press. V I H Asshowh in full. liiies in Figure 1; the

feeder pile frame is inlits operativ posi- I tion Wltli respect tothe main frame lO and is locked in said-position byhooks, only vbeing 'releasably locked to projection 'jection's 28'th e feeder pile frame with'all' o of the mechanism carried thereby, as a unit, maybe bodily *moved entirelyaway fromsaid'main frame so that an operator may.

one of which, 27, is shown, said "hook 28 on the main frame and being supported in a bracket 29 carried by'thelassociated ,cornenpost'21 A 'supportf'iiO for the link" extends from the bracket 29.,

By merely raising the locking hooks 27' out of locking engagement with the profreely pass from' either side of the press betweenthe mainframe 10 and feeder pile fi'ame'- 15 tomake"ready,or to Work on other parts accessible ';from. suchposition;

' Inf view oftlieifact that the, rod 25 termi' nates in" a shoe 31 having a flat surface which engages a roller on 'a" lever arm 82 which is operatively connected tothe actuating lever arm 26, the operative association i V V with its associated lug 28.

' the main frame 10,1 have provided an effibetween the reciprocating rod- 25 and its actuating mechanism,"including lever arm 32, broken without reqniring'any' attention," Likewise, when thefeeder pile frame isimoved 'backinto "operative association with the inain frame 110 the shoe 131' is pressed into butt engagement with the "lever arm 32'as the locking dog 27 .automati'cally passes into locking engagement In connection. with quickly and easily 'movingthe feeder pile 'frame l5 to and from cient andsimple power transmission mechan sm arrangement. Among other thingsg t ii includes ajdrive Shaft 33 which" is'journaled in inand'connects frame memberslti. 'To one end of the drive shaft 33 is secured anop-- erating hand wheel BAforinanual opera- 2 tion. However, it will be appreciated that I integrallycformed with traction Wheels 37- motor such maybe readily done.

if fit is desired to operate the shaft 33 by g I Secured to the shaft 33 andfspaced apart, are pinions 35 which mesh; with'driving gears 36 looseon the shaft 18. Thejgears are which rest uponand are adapted to travel on supporting rails 88. Mounted jupo'n the shorterc shafts '19 also are 'iwheels" 39 c which ride on the rails 38,v To make more :positive the travel 'of'thefeeder pile frame the driven gears 86 fmesh' with racks formed atone side of each of the railsBS.

From this arrangeinent'it is apparent that a if the locking hook or hooks 27 are raised. 6b the feeder pile frame with its pile platform and other parts, as a unit, may be readily bodily moved entirely away from said main frame by merely rotating thewheel handle I 34, power being transmitted through the shaft 33 and gears hereinabove described. 'In' a similar manner the feeder pile framemay be easily quickly returned'tolits normal operative position with respect to the "main frame '10 o'ffthe press:

' It ismyintentionfto cover all "modifica-f tions of the inventioirfalling within'the thereby, iavfeeder pile frame,a pile plat-l form, carried thereby, said feeder pile frame with itspile platform as a unit being bodily" 1. In a printingfpress', the combination of a main frame, a printing couple carried inovable jf entirely"'awayi from said 'f'main frame in direction longitudinally with respect tosaid' main frame to render parts accessibler for make and power frame;

V a -"priming a e;assassi atebi; a 'niain'jframe, a printing couple carried "thereby, a "feeder Y pile frame. movably v mechanism for 'moving said fifeeder fpile mounted' -withfrespect' to mainframe whereby an operator may'fpass betweensaid main and feederfpile frames from either side of the press for make ready,

propelling" the' latter;

3. Ina printing 1 press,

thereby, af ,feeder ipile frame movably v d P w r eans carried by saidffeeder'pile frame for I I v the-combination of afmainlframe, an-printing couple carried;

m0u'nted with respect to Zm'ain frame, means for releasably locking s'aidflfeeder pile frame-to said mainframe, said'feederpile frame when moved l away from said fmain frame prov dinga continuous space between said frames to permitian p' emmrg to moves between said framesrfrom either side of the 1 press,"and' power means carried by said feeder 'pile' frame for "propelling 'the latter.

*4.- LIn', a printing press, the combination of a" main frame," a. printing couple carried thereby,"a feeder pile frame, a'pile platform carried thereby, a power transmitting II16I1T' ber carried. by said feeder-pile frame for actuating said pile platform, a'power' transmitt'ingmember carriedby 'saidmain frame normally having butt engagement 'withand actuating sa d POWBPQtI'LIlSIIllttlIlg member on the feederpile franie whereby when said feeder pile frame is moved away fromsaid ma n frame said power transmitting membersaiitomaticaHydisengageeach otherfin a movement longitudinally ofqthe main frame, and means for propelling saidfeeder pile frame; i

shaft fcarried bysaidfeeder pile frame, 3

gears'carriedbyone of saidshafts,fpinions 1 I carried-by another 'one of} said" shafts and" meshing. with said gears, a member secured toone of 'saidshafts through which power 7 frames formake ready, "shafts: carried by saidfeeder pile f 10 may be applied thereto, and racks onthe floor with which said gears may mesh for propelling said feeder pile frame.

r .6. In a printing press, the combination of a imaln frame, a feederplle frame mov-j able a'way from and toward said main frame to provide a'contlnuous space between said a plurality of gears carried by one of said shafts, pin-T ions carried by another one of -said -shafts rame,

and meshing With said gears, a membersecured to one of said shafts, through which power may be applied thereto, racks on the floor with which said .geai s may mesh for propelling said feeder pile frame, and supporting Wheels carried by said frame--ifor uidin the move t o 881i d feeder .vpfle frame. I v

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